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Polar Express Celebration Days! Kids and Christmastime – A beautifully simple combination that leads to anticipation, excitement, joy and laughter. ABC Pediatrics BELIEVES in the magic of Christmas and would like to extend a personal invitation to our patients to join us at our second annual POLAR EXPRESS celebration!
ABC Pediatrics is an official Hurricane Matthew drop off location. Todd Sutton, associated with Zylera Pharmaceuticals, will be picking up non-perishable, personal care need items for flood victims on Monday, October 17th. Any donations are sincerely appreciated!
POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED at the office and we will be OPEN for normal business hours tomorrow, Thursday, 10/13/16. Please bear with us as we respond to your calls and process requests as quickly as possible. Also, our immunizations and immunotherapy medications will be relocated from safe, offsite storage so those services will not be available.
ABC Pediatrics’ celebrates PA Week each year but this year we have stepped up our game! During PA Week, which runs from October 6-12th, we are holding our first annual “I Love My PA” Contest where our parents on Facebook can help their favorite’s win recognition and a special prize
Ms. Gloria J. Jordan is a Certified Physician Assistant who was born in Roseboro, North Carolina and grew up in rural Sampson County. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1970. She also received her certification as a Medical Technologist through ASCP in 1971.
ABC Pediatrics proudly announces that Taylor Faith Aman is the 2016 recipient of The Susan A. Ryals Memorial Scholarship Award. Taylor began her high school career at Hobbton High School.
Mrs. Rhonda C. Torchio was born and raised in Roseboro, North Carolina. She attended Campbell University for her undergraduate work from 2001 to 2005. While attending Campbell University, Mrs. Torchio worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at ABC Pediatrics. In 2005, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Campbell University with a minor in Chemistry.
We currently live in an electronic age that allows for immediate connections to world-wide events. Twenty-four hour news cycles are created, documented and shared by social media postings, radio transmissions and television broadcasts.
Summertime has“officially” started and those long days of Summer are definitely upon us! Time will fly by as families spend hours of fun in the sun over the upcoming months. Pool parties, beach trips or just playing outside will certainly result in “sun-kissed” skin.
Mrs. Veronica Romero is a Certified Physician Assistant who was born in Mexico City, Mexico. When she was three years old, her family immigrated to Los Angeles, California. In 1990, she completed her Bio-Psychology degree at El Camino College in Torrance, California. She traveled across the country to North Carolina in 1994 and began working for ABC Pediatrics.
True Story…..A 22-month-old boy fell to the bathroom floor, began vomiting blood, and stopped breathing. His family called paramedics. The child died in the emergency room before his x-ray could be interpreted. An autopsy revealed that he had swallowed a button battery that had lodged in and severely burned his esophagus. He died from internal bleeding. The circumstances and timeframe surrounding when the child found and swallowed the battery remain unknown. The family reported that
In recognition of Father’s Day on June 19th, 2016, ABC Pediatrics is holding a Father-Child Look Alike Photo Contest on our Facebook page! Submit your best picture of Dad with his mini-me below and you will be entered for one of two great prizes! The pictures will be placed in a Facebook album where your friends and family can come over and like, love, wow and share!
I am Dr. Mary Ann Chiodo, a Pediatrician and one of the founders of ABC Pediatrics. I’m also the mother of 6 fair skinned children. Over the years, I’ve shared concerns expressed by parents regarding the proper use of sunscreen.Countless sunscreen options and confusing warning labels often prompt parents to call our office during the summertime.
Summer isn’t officially here yet but the providers and staff at ABC Pediatrics are geared up to prepare students for the 2016 – 2017 school year! It is time to schedule those school, camp and sports physicals, time to make sure those Asthma Action Plans are up-to-date, and time to get Medication Forms and Immunizations updated.
So…I was walking down the LONG hallway at ABC Pediatrics one day recently. You know the one, the hallway that goes from one end of the building to the other. The hallway that splinters off in both directions, leading you to your doctor. The hallway that leads you to Check-out when your appointment is over.
INSPECTION COMPLETE. CERTIFICATE of EXCELLENCE AWARDED! The laboratory at ABC Pediatrics scored 100% with ZERO DEFICIENCIES on its recent biennial review by COLA!
THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED! WE WILL HOLD A FATHER’S DAY LOOK ALIKE NEXT. ABC Pediatrics will be holding a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day look alike contest on Facebook this year! Mom’s Day is first so submit your best picture of Mom with her mini-me below and you will be entered for one of three great prizes! The pictures will be placed in a Facebook album where your friends and family can come over and like,
More and more parents are becoming aware of autism. We hear about autism on the news and radio but are often left to wonder exactly what autism is.
The ABC Pediatrics’ In-Office Lab is an integral component in the care of our patients. It is staffed by two fully trained and certified Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLTs) and a full time dedicated assistant. These professionals are highly skilled at blood collection and trained in the processing and testing of specimens.
Robert E. Deckert is a Certified Physician Assistant from Venice, Florida. Prior to obtaining his medical education, he was an active member of the United States Army for twenty years. Mr. Deckert was a Senior Instructor for The Special Operations Medical Training Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina as well as a Senior Supervisory Medical Sergeant for the United States Army in Okinawa, Japan.